Title 47 — Telecommunications
Chapter 14 — Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless
§ 1508. National plan for unlicensed spectrum
Statutory text
Definitions
In this section:
Spectrum Relocation Fund
The term “Spectrum Relocation Fund” means the Fund established under section 928 of this title.
Unlicensed or licensed by rule operations
The term “unlicensed or licensed by rule operations” means the use of spectrum on a non-exclusive basis under—
part 15 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations; or
licensing by rule under part 96 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations.
National plan
Not later than 18 months after , the Commission, in consultation with the NTIA, shall develop a national plan for making additional radio frequency bands available for unlicensed or licensed by rule operations.
Requirements
The plan developed under this section shall—
identify an approach that ensures that consumers have access to additional spectrum to conduct unlicensed or licensed by rule operations in a range of radio frequencies to meet consumer demand;
recommend specific actions by the Commission and the NTIA to permit unlicensed or licensed by rule operations in additional radio frequency ranges that the Commission finds—
are consistent with the statement of policy under section 1507(a) of this title;
will—
expand opportunities for unlicensed or licensed by rule operations in a spectrum band; or
otherwise improve spectrum utilization and intensity of use of bands where unlicensed or licensed by rule operations are already permitted;
will not cause harmful interference to Federal or non-Federal users of such bands; and
will not significantly impact homeland security or national security communications systems; and
examine additional ways, with respect to existing and planned databases or spectrum access systems designed to promote spectrum sharing and access to spectrum for unlicensed or licensed by rule operations—
to improve accuracy and efficacy;
to reduce burdens on consumers, manufacturers, and service providers; and
to protect sensitive Government information.
Spectrum Relocation Fund
To be included as an appendix as part of the plan developed under this section, the NTIA, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall share with the Commission recommendations about how to reform the Spectrum Relocation Fund—
to address costs incurred by Federal entities related to sharing radio frequency bands with radio technologies conducting unlicensed or licensed by rule operations; and
to ensure the Spectrum Relocation Fund has sufficient funds to cover—
the costs described in paragraph (1); and
other expenditures allowed of the Spectrum Relocation Fund under section 928 of this title.
Report required
In general
Not later than 18 months after , the Commission shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes the plan developed under this section, including any recommendations for legislative change.
Publication on commission website
Not later than the date on which the Commission submits the report under paragraph (1), the Commission shall make the report publicly available on the website of the Commission.
Rule of construction
Nothing in this section confers any additional rights on unlicensed users or users licensed by rule under part 96 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, to protection from harmful interference.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018
Pub. L. 115–141 div. P title VI § 618 · 132 Stat. 348
Enacted · 47 U.S.C. § 1508
(Pub. L. 115–141, div. P, title VI, § 618, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1112.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 115–141, div. P, title VI, § 618, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1112.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
Sec. 618. (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Executive agency covered by this Act otherwise authorized to enter into contracts for either leases or the construction or alteration of real property for office, meeting, storage, or other space must consult with the General Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations with the current lessor. (2) Any such agency with authority to enter into an emergency lease may do so during any period declared by the President to require emergency leasing authority with respect to such agency. (b) For purposes of this section, the term “Executive agency covered by this Act” means any Executive agency provided funds by this Act, but does not include the General Services Administration or the United States Postal Service.
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Credits
(Pub. L. 115–141, div. P, title VI, § 618, , 132 Stat. 1112.)